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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Symantec's VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Access for Mobile credential for the iPad is now available on the App Store. The VIP Access for Mobile app adds a dynamic one-time-password (OTP) credential to the iPad that can be used in conjunction with a username and password to strengthen the security of online accounts protected by the VIP Authentication Service. iPad users can now benefit from the added layer of security provided by VIP Access for Mobile for iPad. "The rapid adoption of mobile devices like the revolutionary iPad has created a greater need for stronger online identity protection," said Suhas Prakashkumar, Director, Development, Symantec. "Our VIP Access for Mobile app for the iPad provides business and consumer users with a cost-effective way to strengthen their online experience by adding another layer of security to protect against identity thieves and fraudsters." The VIP Access for Mobile applica

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kenexa has announced its strategic partnership with InspireOne. The partnership expands Kenexa's leadership development capabilities in the region. InspireOne's organizational training and HR consulting solutions range from leadership development to talent management, organizational change, Diversity and Inclusion, productivity enhancement and many others. "Kenexa's partnership with InspireOne further expands our expertise and leadership position in India," stated Phil Braybrooke, international business development director for Kenexa. "We have joined forces with some of the most experienced consultants and researchers to create an even stronger leadership development, management training and executive coaching team. Our newly combined solutions enhance our ability to offer our global clients a significantly broader range of leadership services." Using a wide range of methods and tools, Kenexa assesses a comp

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Panasonic has organized an exhibition on the life history of the founder of Panasonic Corporation, Konosuke Matsushita, from 25th -27th March at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai. This exhibition was aimed at displaying his path of success by propagating his ideologies and thoughts, which have been the fundamental principles of the Global Corporation since inception. "Panasonic has emulated the dictum of the great founder Matsushita san, to grow to a large global conglomerate. The exhibition is not just the story of one individual, but propounds a life philosophy that is necessary to the new way of doing business." said Arjun Balakrishnan, Director, Panasonic India. Konosuke Matsushita has specified 10 lessons on Corporate Management, those one should follow to become successful. These follow: Love your job if you wish to do it well; Do what common sense dictates; Follow the law of nature; A leader should have vision; Dreams should be sha

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE With the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China (MIIT), Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has become one of the first telecommunications equipment vendors to participate in the large-scale TD-LTE trial with China Mobile. Nokia Siemens Networks will offer its commercial 2.3GHz/2.6GHz TD-LTE equipment, professional services and management software to conduct the major field trial in Hangzhou. Nokia Siemens Networks has already completed both 2.3 and 2.6GHz outdoor, and 2.3GHz indoor, single-system testing with TD-LTE. The company is one of the first global vendors to be selected for the large-scale TD-LTE field trials with China Mobile. "Nokia Siemens Networks has built a complete TD-LTE business in China, integrating procurement, production, testing and maintenance with its Hangzhou R&D Center at the center of this value chain," said Markus Borchert, head of Greater China

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Swiss cabling specialist R&M is putting the new distribution platform for street cabinets on the market under the name Street Cabinet SCM. The platform for the street cabinets of telecommunication companies supports the fast expansion of full-coverage fiber optic networks. It broadens the Single Circuit Management (SCM) family developed by R&M and can connect up to 1152 optic fibers in one street cabinet. With its splice and patch modules, the distribution platform fits into all conventional street cabinets and splitters on the market provided there is enough mounting space. R&M offers to adapt the mounting plates and to provide pre-terminated sets for upgrading. The UNI cabinets from the R&M range are ideal for first-time installations; all components can be assembled directly in the cabinet in next to no time. "This speeds up fiber-to-the-home projects", R&M point out. The replacement of copper cabling with fib

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Fuelling the world cup fever further, Anil Kumble came as the surprise package at Microsoft's annual technology fair, Tech.Ed 2011. Adding to the tangible energy already pulsating at the Tech.Ed grounds, Kumble was here to deliver the closing keynote session on Friday 25, March 2011, addressing a 10,000 people audience (on-ground and online). While sharing notes on "Staying Ahead of the Game", Kumble wasn't talking purely cricket but reached out an enthusiastic community of young Indian techies largely consisting of developers and IT Pros and software architects. Addressing this enthusiastic audience, Kumble said, "It takes more than individual talent and skills to succeed. Being able to understand and manage the environment one operates in is as important. Also, consistency of performance without taking eyes off the ball is required. Just because you have had some good games, you cannot get complacent and take things f

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE In its 25th anniversary year, Antec has announced that it has set two new world records on 3DMark06 and 3DMark03, using Antec's renowned High Current Pro series HCP-1200 power supply to simultaneously power four high-end intensive graphics cards with a power consumption up to 1700 watts. The world record scores of 48,096 marks on 3DMark06 with four Radeon HD 5870 graphic cards in 4-way Crossfire, and a 3DMark03 score of 233,433 marks in 4-way SLI-configuration with GeForce GTX 580 cards were achieved by Nick Shih, current world-wide leading overclocker. Both scores represent the unrivaled overclocking capabilities of Antec's HCP-1200 PSU and how the unparalleled performance of Antec's HCP-1200 is engineered to satisfy the needs of PC enthusiasts and overclockers for high-performance, compatibility and stability. "The High Current Pro series is positioned as the premium power supply line that provides customers with outstandin

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HCL Infosystems has unveiled its new range of ME Tablets. With over 30 years of leadership in research and development and an in-depth understanding of the Indian market, the company today introduced the country's first Tablet with Localized Content and world's first Tablet with one-touch button for customer service. Powered by the Android OS, the ME Tablet is all set to unleash the world of global as well as special localized applications, enabling a converged solution for all mobile computing and entertainment needs. HCL ME Tablet, available in three variants, is a converged powerhouse that is truly light and portable - HCL ME AE7 for the economy users, HCL ME AM7 for the mainstream users and HCL ME AP10 for the performance-preferred users. The new range of HCL ME Tablets will be power-packed with Indian content and integrated service with HCL Touch enabling a 24X7 one- touch service facility. Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Chital

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE The CPP Group has signed a multinational agreement with the security firm Panda Security, whereby customers and Identity Protection Alert CPP can be protected with new security suite, Panda Internet Security 2011. The security suite from the Spanish multinational provides real-time protection against all known and unknown malware, thanks to the protection provided by the cloud Collective Intelligence - the automatic system that detects, analyzes, classifies and disinfects. Practically in real time, more than 73,000 copies of new threats are created every day. "This is a problem in full swing. In the U.S., there are over 25 million people with some insurance against identity theft,"said Angel de Leon, Director General of the CPP, "and victims often find that they are when it is too late. Besides being costly to resolve in time and money, is a lot of headaches so prevention is the best ally to avoid these scams. In CPP, we prote

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE IT veteran Arun Gupta has been appointed CEO of Initto India. Initto counts several European companies among its customers, including a leading bank from Denmark, and has offshore development centres in the New Delhi's National Capital Region and Ukraine. Announcing Gupta's appointment, Initto A/S Global CEO Rene Just said, "We have chalked out an aggressive growth plan for Initto to leverage our strengths in financial services and to capitalize on the opportunities in Europe and India. I am very pleased to have a leader like Arun on board, to help us drive our growth." Gupta, who has over two decades of experience with the leading IT multinationals, served as Director at CSC India before taking up this assignment. His experience spans diverse technologies and domains, having worked with companies such as TCS, NIIT Technologies and Syntel in the USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. "My goal is to rapidly scale our world-class

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Brocade has announced a number of investments, including a $100-million evaluation programme designed to enable customers in the Asia-Pacific region to quickly deploy Ethernet fabrics as the foundation for highly virtualized data centers. Brocade believes that the IT trends driving transformation in this region make it prime to adopt this fundamental technology to migrate to private, public and hybrid cloud computing architectures. Ethernet fabric is a new category of networking technology that is purpose-built for virtualization and cloud-optimized data centers. Brocade's Ethernet fabric solution is powered by Brocade VCS technology and available through the Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switch. In December, Brocade was the industry's first company to deliver products to market. "Brocade intends to compete aggressively for the virtualization and cloud computing business in Asia-Pacific because this region is so important to our